Injury forces Tiger Woods to withdraw from tournament

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"I felt tightness in my left Achilles," Tiger Woods says after withdrawing in final round

American took a three-month hiatus last year to recover from a similar injury

Woods, 36, has been working to regain his form after injuries, divorce affected his game

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Tiger Woods was forced to withdraw from Sunday's final round of the World Golf Championships-Cadillac Championship in Doral, Florida, after suffering an injury to his left leg.

Woods, grimacing after hitting his tee shot on the 12th hole, left the tournament just a day after telling reporters that his injury-plagued body "feels great."

The American golf star's participation in the opening major of 2012, April's Masters at Augusta, is now in doubt.

"I felt tightness in my left Achilles (tendon) warming up this morning, and it continued to get progressively worse," Woods said in a statement on his website.

"After hitting my tee shot at 12, I decided it was necessary to withdraw. In the past, I may have tried to continue to play, but this time, I decided to do what I thought was necessary."

He is scheduled to next play at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida from March 22-25, but that will depend on how his injury responds to treatment.

"I'll get my Achilles evaluated sometime early next week," Woods said on Sunday.

The former world No. 1 has been working to regain his form after a slew of injuries and his highly publicized divorce saw him fall from the top of the rankings to out of the top 50 last year for the first time since 1996. He now ranks at No. 16, as of last week.

Woods, 36, took a three-month hiatus last year as he recuperated from knee and Achilles tendon injuries.